FISHER v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 84-896.

498 A.2d 198 (1985)

Robert G. FISHER, et al., Appellants, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 29, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas B. Huron, Washington, D.C., for appellants.

Edward E. Schwab, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom Inez Smith Reid, Corp. Counsel, John H. Suda, Principal Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellees.

Before NEWMAN and BELSON, Associate Judges, and PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired.


PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired.

This appeal presents a challenge to the trial court's grant of summary judgment to the District of Columbia and William J. Veith in a suit against them founded on allegations of false arrest, negligence, and a violation of civil rights. Appellants Robert and Alice Fisher, the plaintiffs below, submit that summary disposition was inappropriate in light of the material factual disputes surrounding their claims. We conclude that with one...

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